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ROBERT JAMESON BARTON
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
January 7, 1948 – October 18, 1971
Service recordRobert Jameson Barton, of Miami, Florida, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on October 18, 1971, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 42
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- January 7, 1948
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 18, 1971
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date October 18, 1971; three of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In October 1971, 132 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 42
- PAUL AMOS STOKESLieutenant Commander · October 17, 1971
- ROBERT MITCHELL WEBB JRFirst Lieutenant · October 17, 1971
- PATRICK JOHN BRESLINSpecialist Four · October 18, 1971
- WILLIAM EARL WHITEMAN IICaptain · October 19, 1971
Same unit, same day
- PATRICK JOHN BRESLINSpecialist Four · Panel 2W, Line 42
- WESLEY STEWART SHELTONSpecialist Four · Panel 2W, Line 43
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JRMajor · October 12, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- LEON BOYD SMITH IICaptain · January 12, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.